Host exchange students

America International Exchange, a Chicago-area non-profit, is looking for families on the North Shore to host each of its high-school-aged visitors from Spain. This year’s students will be here July 27-Aug. 18. The students speak English, are insured, and have their own spending money. All …

Whale of Sale draws shoppers looking for a ‘catch’

The Northbrook St. Norbert Church Whale of a Sale netted $38,000 this year, one thousand dollars more than last year, said Betty Parkinson, sale organizer. Leftover items that packed the school gym last weekend were distributed this week to charity. “I am thrilled,” said Parkinson, …

Crestwood Place embroiled in bitter personality clashes

Residents of Crestwood Place Senior Apartments in Northbrook are fighting mad over what they believe is intimidation of tenants and staff. A roomful of seniors gathered Thursday to confront two members of the advisory Senior Services Commission, Burt Ofsaiof and Marshall Gardner, after signing a …

Volunteer spirit sates hunger at homeless shelter

Mary Vollkommer, a 26-year Northbrook Our Lady of the Brook Catholic Church parishioner, noted how her silver hybrid Prius made little sound motoring from Northbrook down Sheridan Road, past Wilmette’s Baha’i Temple on a gentle afternoon before dinnertime. Her destination was Connections For The Homeless, …

Garden center transfer station drawing concern

An group of Northbrook neighbors who live near Red’s Garden Center are fighting the proposed addition of a landscape waste transfer station at the Huehl and Dundee Roads site. They delivered their concerns to the Northbrook village board Tuesday citing worries about noise, traffic, health, …

Red’s Garden Center gets people seeing green

Red’s Garden Center is a full-service family business that has been selling greenery of all kinds in Northbrook for more than 43 years. Sisters Cindy Ullrich and Terri Jones, the daughters of the business’s founders, Wallace “Red” Poehls and his wife Loretta, have worked at …

New website at North Shore Senior Center

North Shore Senior Center officially launched its new website, www.nssc.org, last month.

Featuring a contemporary and streamlined design, this website offers seniors and families a user-friendly online experience as they access information about North Shore Senior Center’s various programs and services.

Following a series of …

Northbrook man cited in Evanston accident involving pedestrian, 7

A 50-year-old Northbrook man has been cited with two traffic violations after allegedly striking a 7-year-old pedestrian Thursday in south Evanston.

Drum group ends upbeat Field School Art week

Rhythm Revolution, a professional drum group, came to Field Middle School May 11 to perform as part of the school’s Arts Week lessons. As part of the performance, Rhythm Revolution brought drums for each student to play. …

1.5 million people to use Midway, O’Hare this holiday weekend

About 1.5 million people are expected to pass through Chicago’s two airports this Memorial Day weekend, city aviation officials say.

Northbrook Park District

Fun 4 All The Northbrook 4th of July Association and the Park Distinct will host a Fun 4 All skating and swimming event from 6 to 9 p.m. June 1 at the Northbrook Sports Center. The family event offers Cosmic Skating, swimming, DJ entertainment, raffles, …

Northbrook considers Red’s Garden Center waste transfer station

Northbrook’s Village Board decided Tuesday to look more closely at the potential hours of operation and number of trucks visiting Red’s Garden Center before allowing a landscape waste transfer station to be established there. Neighbors who live near the 3460 Dundee Road site voiced their …

Study says Chicago traffic congestion actually got better

Drivers in the Chicago area were stuck in traffic an average of 36 hours in 2011, 12 fewer than the 48 wasted in traffic in 2010, according to INRIX, a company that studies traffic patterns.

Parade leader, 91, offers first draft of life story

When Anthony Iniguez rides Monday in the Northbrook Memorial Day Parade, the World War II veteran will carry with him many memories of his military service. The former, longtime resident of Northbrook who now lives in Buffalo Grove, is the sergeant-at-arms at George W. Benjamin …

Memorial Day services at Northbrook’s Village Green

Northbrook residents are invited this weekend to salute the veterans who have served the country in wars past and present. They may visit the Field of Honor on the Village Green, which will be flying 1,901 flags ­symbolizing the year the village was incorporated as …